Schedule

*All links were active as of 8/15/13. If you find a broken link, please let me know, and just read the pdf version provided via email. Readings that are not linked are only available in the textbook (Baym, Personal Connections) or provided PDFs.

Week 1 (9/4/13): Introductions

Objectives

Get acquainted with each other

Go over course outline

Get set up on WordPress and Twitter

Assignments (due by midnight before next Monday’s class)

Accept invitation to WordPress site

Set up Twitter account to be used with this course

Tweet @lportwoodstacer and @badger_cat introducing yourself

Tweet to your followers about #csmt13

Week 2: Defining “social media”

Objectives

Begin thinking about key concepts in the study of social media and culture, such as community, self, context collapse, privacy and publicity